diff --git a/include/polycode/core/PolyWinCore.h b/include/polycode/core/PolyWinCore.h
index d988c8cce..b028a0fbf 100644
--- a/include/polycode/core/PolyWinCore.h
+++ b/include/polycode/core/PolyWinCore.h
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ class Gamepad_devicePrivate {
 		
 		// frequency of the windows performance counter
 		double pcFreq;
+		// Initial Value of the performance counter
+		int PerfInitial;
 
 		// Tracks whether the system supports multitouch at runtime
 		bool hasMultiTouch;
diff --git a/src/core/PolyWinCore.cpp b/src/core/PolyWinCore.cpp
index 43f02ee31..d764345f4 100644
--- a/src/core/PolyWinCore.cpp
+++ b/src/core/PolyWinCore.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ Win32Core::Win32Core(PolycodeViewBase *view, int _xRes, int _yRes, bool fullScre
 	LARGE_INTEGER li;
 	QueryPerformanceFrequency(&li);
 	pcFreq = double(li.QuadPart)/1000.0;
+	PerfInitial = 0;
 	
 	setVSync(vSync);
 
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@ void Win32Core::warpCursor(int x, int y) {
 unsigned int Win32Core::getTicks() {
 	LARGE_INTEGER li;
 	QueryPerformanceCounter(&li);
+	if (PerfInitial == 0)
+		PerfInitial = li.QuadPart;
 	return (unsigned int)(li.QuadPart / pcFreq);
 }